45 Facts About Orlando

Orlando is a city in the U S state of Florida and is the county seat of Orange County.

City of Orlando is nicknamed "the City Beautiful", and its symbol is the Linton E Allen Memorial Fountain, commonly referred to as simply the "Lake Eola fountain" at Lake Eola Park.

Orlando is home to the University of Central Florida, which is the largest university campus in the United States in terms of enrollment as of 2015.

In 2010, Orlando was listed as a "Gamma+" level global city by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network.

Fort Gatlin, as the Orlando area was once known, was established at what is just south of the city limits by the 4th U S Artillery under the command of Ltc.

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The most common stories are that the name Orlando originated from the tale of a man who died in 1835 during an attack by Native Americans in the area during the Second Seminole War.

Orlando'storians agree that likely no soldier was named Orlando Reeves.

Some versions attempt to account for Reeves having no military records by using the name of other people named Orlando that exist in some written records – Orlando Acosta; however, not much is known about Acosta or whether he even existed.

The new town of Orlando, laid out in 1857, consisted of four streets surrounding a courthouse square.

Orlando became a popular resort during the years between the Spanish–American War and World War I In the 1920s, Orlando experienced extensive housing development during the Florida Land Boom, causing land prices to soar.

In 1968, Orlando AFB was transferred to the United States Navy and became Naval Training Center Orlando.

NTC Orlando was completely closed by the end of 1999 by the Base Realignment and Closure Commission, and converted into the Baldwin Park neighborhood.

Orlando now has more theme parks and entertainment attractions than anywhere else in the world.

Geography of Orlando is mostly wetlands, consisting of many lakes and swamps.

The city and county are working together in an effort to "round-out" the city limits with Orlando annexing portions of land already bordering the city limits.

Orlando is a major population center and has a considerable hurricane risk, although it is not as high as in South Florida's urban corridor or other coastal regions.

Orlando has a large and growing Brazilian population, due to Orlando being a popular travel destination for Brazilians.

Orlando has a large LGBT population and is recognized as one of the most accepting and tolerant cities in the Southeast.

When Combined Statistical Areas were instituted in 2000, Orlando was initially joined with The Villages, Florida, Micropolitan Statistical Area, to form the Orlando-The Villages, Florida, Combined Statistical Area.

Metro Orlando is home to the simulation procurement commands for the U S Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and Coast Guard.

Orlando is close enough to Patrick Space Force Base, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, and Kennedy Space Center for residents to commute to work from the city's suburbs.

Orlando is the home base of Darden Restaurants, the parent company of Olive Garden and LongHorn Steakhouse, and the largest operator of casual dining restaurants in the world by revenue.

Orlando has two non-profit hospital systems: Orlando Health and AdventHealth.

One of the main driving forces in Orlando's economy is its tourism industry and the city is one of the leading tourism destinations in the world.

Universal Orlando, like Walt Disney World, is a multi-faceted resort comprising Universal Studios Florida, Islands of Adventure, Volcano Bay, and Universal CityWalk.

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SeaWorld Orlando is a large park that features numerous zoological displays and marine animals alongside an amusement park with roller coasters like Mako, Manta, and Kraken.

Orlando is home to I-Drive 360 on International Drive home to The Wheel at ICON Park Orlando, Madame Tussauds, and Sealife Aquarium.

Orlando is known as "Hollywood East" because of numerous movie studios in the area.

Orlando is a large production center for television shows, direct-to-video productions, and commercial production.

Orlando is home to numerous recording studios and producers, and as a result, contributed heavily to the boyband craze of the mid-1990s.

Orlando has a prominent metal scene, spawning bands such as Death and Trivium.

Orlando experienced its own Second Summer of Love between 1991 and 1992 that popularized the subculture surrounding electronic dance music in Florida.

Orlando is the city very prominently featured in the ABC sitcom Fresh Off the Boat.

Orlando was home to the Orlando Renegades of the United States Football League in 1985.

In 2016, the Orlando Pride began to play in the National Women's Soccer League.

Orlando is the host city for the annual Florida Classic, one of the largest FCS football classics in the nation.

Orlando is home to many notable athletes former and present, including baseball players Carlos Pena, Frank Viola, Ken Griffey Jr.

Annual Community Effort Orlando is the second-biggest fighting game tournament of the country.

Orlando is home to NBC Sports' Golf Channel cable television network.

Orlando uses the Lynx bus system as well as a downtown bus service called Lymmo.

Orlando serves as a transfer hub for Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach bus service.

Orlando Station has the highest Amtrak ridership in the state, with the exception of the Auto Train depot located in nearby Sanford.

Attempts to establish a smaller light rail service for the Orlando area were considered at one time, but were met with much resistance.

Orlando is served by a collection of independently owned taxi companies.

Orlando has service from car-sharing companies like Uber and Lyft, which offer service at all airports.

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